Avorion
Avorion is a spacefaring sci-fi sandbox where you shape your own tale in a procedurally generated galaxy. Mine and salvage materials, build ships block-by-block, and venture into progressively more perilous regions—whether your style is commerce, piracy, or massive PvP showdowns.
| Publisher: Boxelware Playerbase: Medium Type: Sci-Fi Sandbox Release Date: January 23, 2017 Pros: +Enormous procedurally generated galaxy packed with discoveries. +Robust ship construction with highly flexible customization. +Co-op support alongside large PvP engagements. Cons: -Ongoing bugs may still interrupt play. -Faction diplomacy can be gamed with relative ease. -Without a stronger narrative thread, objectives may feel unclear. |
Avorion Overview
Avorion places you on the fringes of a vast, procedurally generated universe and leaves the choice of captaincy entirely to you. Advancement is fueled by exploration and personal goals: you scan new sectors, seek rarer resources, and evolve from a rough starter ship into a formidable fleet, a web of stations, or a mix of both. Pushing toward the center raises the danger level and pressure, creating a built-in ramp of challenge even when you’re setting your own targets.
Its defining feature is the building suite. Ships and stations are assembled from the ground up, and your material selection, shape, and installed systems directly influence performance. You might engineer a bruiser with layered defenses and turret arcs, a speedy hauler optimized for cargo runs, or an all-rounder built to endure ambushes. Battles are generally easy to parse and enjoyable, with shields, armaments, and maneuverability all competing for limited resources and design real estate.
Beyond construction, the moment-to-moment loop is about securing materials and upgrades. Asteroid mining is the most direct route, but salvaging wrecks and exploring derelicts is equally valuable, often turning up components and gear that accelerate the next build. The economy offers another avenue entirely: establish trade routes, guard convoys, or prey on them for profit—depending on whether you prefer legitimate business or aggressive opportunism.
Factions and controlled space deepen the sandbox further. Alliances and hostilities can be influenced through negotiation or force, and control of the map shifts with conflict. With co-op play, player-run factions, and scalable PvP, Avorion can feel like a shared engineering battleground where design choices and tactics matter as much as raw damage.
Avorion Key Features:
- Vast Galaxy – a near-limitless procedurally generated galaxy focused on exploration and discovery.
- Create Spaceships – build ships from scratch using more than six materials, then equip them with shields, turrets, and utility systems.
- Collect Resources – acquire materials and loot by mining asteroids and investigating abandoned ships and debris fields.
- Choose Your Role – pick your own path, from respectable trading enterprises to full-on piracy.
- Space Warfare – engage in small skirmishes or jump into larger PvP battles with allies and opponents.
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Avorion Links
Official Avorion Website
Avorion on Steam
Steam Greenlight Community Hub
Avorion Kickstarter Campaign
Avorion System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
Operating System: Windows 7 or later
CPU: Dual Core CPU
RAM: 4 GB
Video Card: A graphics device that supports OpenGL 3.0 or higher
Hard Disk Space: 600 MB
Recommended Requirements:
Operating System: Windows 7 or later
CPU: Quad Core CPU
RAM: 6 GB
Video Card: A graphics device that supports OpenGL 4.5
Hard Disk Space: 1 GB
Avorion Music & Soundtrack
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Avorion Additional Information
Developer(s): Boxelware
Publisher(s): Boxelware
Language(s): English, German
Platform(s): PC
Steam Greenlight Post Date: December 5, 2015
Steam Greenlight Award Date: December 14, 2015
Kickstarter Start Date: April 13, 2016
Steam Early Access: January 23, 2017
Release Date: Q3 2017
Development History / Background:
Avorion is a sci-fi sandbox game developed and published by Boxelware, an independent studio based in Erlangen, Germany. It launched on Steam Greenlight in December 2015 and was approved nine days afterward. The team then ran a Kickstarter in April 2016 before entering Steam Early Access in January 2017. A full release was targeted for Q3 2017, with continued iteration and community-driven improvements throughout the Early Access phase.

